Nehemiah 8 TNIV

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all the people assembled with one accord in the square before the Water Gate.1 They told Ezra the teacher of the Law to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses,2 which the LORD had commanded for Israel.

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He read it aloud from daybreak till noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate5 in the presence of the men, women and others who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.

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Ezra the teacher of the Law stood on a high wooden platform6 built for the occasion. Beside him on his right stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah and Maaseiah; and on his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah and Meshullam.

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The Levites9--Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan and Pelaiah--instructed10 the people in the Law while the people were standing there.

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Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher of the Law, and the Levites11 who were instructing the people said to them all, "This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep."12 For all the people had been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law.

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Nehemiah said, "Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing13 prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy14 of the LORD is your strength."

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and that they should proclaim this word and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem: "Go out into the hill country and bring back branches from olive and wild olive trees, and from myrtles, palms and shade trees, to make temporary shelters"--as it is written.b

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So the people went out and brought back branches and built themselves temporary shelters on their own roofs, in their courtyards, in the courts of the house of God and in the square by the Water Gate17 and the one by the Gate of Ephraim.18

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The whole company that had returned from exile built temporary shelters and lived in them.19 From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated20 it like this. And their joy was very great.

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Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read21 from the Book of the Law22 of God. They celebrated the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day, in accordance with the regulation,23 there was an assembly.24